Toy



P. V. JERMYN.

TOY.

APPLICAUON FILED 1uLY7. 1919.

Patented Jun@ 29, 1920.

Y .subject of the King UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. i

BERCY V. JERMYN, 0F PORT CREDIT, ONTARIO, CANADA.

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pecication 0f Letters Patient Patented June 29, 1920.

Application iiieii .Tiiiy Y7,' 1919. serial No. 308,989. i`

To all whom may concern: Y 'Y Be it known that I, PERoY IV. JERMYN, a

resident of Port Credit, in the county of York, Province of Ontariofin the Dominion of Canada, have-invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Toys, as'described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, that form partof the same.

The principal objectof'this Vinvention isV to devise a novel and interesting toy for children and the principal feature of` the ends a receptacle 3, said receptacle having outwardly turned lugs tpunched to receive Y the ends of the rods and a transverse partition 5 is arranged within the receptacle having lugs 6 extending through y slits Vin the sides and engaging the upper end of the rods 2.

The partition 5 stops short of one end of the receptacle a sufficient distance to allow the balls to roll past the end and drop into the lower portion. j The lower part of the receptacle is provided with an opening 7 throughV whichthe balls V8 are adapted to pass. fr Y An obstructing member 9 in the form of a wire stirrup is pivoted in the side walls of the receptacle 8 and engages the foremost ball, as shown in Fig. 1 and a projecting lever end 10 of thejmember 9 is adapted to be moved to release the ball.

An inclined run-way is formed bya double wire 11 which slopes downwardly from the opening 7 in the receptacle 3 and is preferably formed into a spiral loop 12 around which the ball travels and a second run-way 18 is formed of a wire loop` having an upwardly curved portion 14: extending beyond the end of the loop l12 to catch the balls as they jump from the end of the first run-way. he direction of Ymovement of the of Great Britain, and

balls is thus reversed and they travel yinwardly and at the terminal end engage a crankedrmember 15 supported in the standard 16 which is here shown in the form of the lower limbs of a stooping figure. The body 17 of the Vfigure is pivoted to the upper ends of the legs and the arm 18 holdsl the opposite end of the crank member. The

balls engage one end of the crank member as they roll down the incline run-way and swinging upwardly on the otherrcrank member operate the figure to raise and lower.

A rod 19 is connected to theA crank 15 and y extends upwardly Vthrough a guide lug 20 arranged on the side ofthe receptacle 3 and the upper end of the rod is formed withan eye 21 which engages the lever end 10 of the member 9.

The operation of the crank member 15 by the passage of the ball from the end of the lower run-way lifts the rod 19 and tilts the lmember 9'upon its pivot to release the nextV ball.` rIhe weight of the body 17 ofthe figure at the bottom Aof the toy immediately returns the obstructing member 9 yto catch the next succeeding ball wliile the one released travels down the run-way.

A very attractive toy is produced which l Y delivers the balls successively and Vwhich may be utilized with'other forms of games requiring'balls to be shot or delivered.

What I claim as my invention is 1. toy, comprising, a receptacle adapted to contain aplurality of balls, anV inclined run-way'leading from said receptacle and having an upwardly turned lower end, a secondary run-way having an upwardly curved kend extending Vinto line with and beyond the discharge end of the aforesaid inclined run-way and passing beneath the same and adaptedto guide the'balls ina reverse direc* tion, means for withholding Vthe balls from said run-ways, and means actuated `by the passage of the balls fromV the secondary run-way for releasing the next succeeding balls tothe first run-way.

2'. A toy, comprising, a receptacle, an inclined run-way leading fromsaid receptacle, a secondary run-way having a looped end 'spaced from Vthe discharge end of Ythe firstV run-way and Vcurving beneath the same to' carry the balls in a reverseV direction, a cranked member supported in saidrecep l tacle and extending in the path of the runway, acranked member arranged atrthe bot-l tom of .the secondary run-way, and a rod connecting the bottom cranked member with the top cranked member and adapted to release the balls.

3. A toy, comprising, a receptacle having an inclined bottom and a discharge opening, an inclined run-Way extending downwardly from said receptacle and formed with a loop and an upwardly inclined terminal end, a secondary run-wa having a curved end arranged opposite t e terminal end of the first run-way and adapted to receive the balls discharged from said first run-way,and means for releasing the balls one ata time from the receptacle operated by the passage of the balls over the secondary run-way.

4. A toy, comprising, a receptacle supported in a raised position, a run-way formed of parallelly arranged wires bent into a circular looped formation and hav'- ing aterminal end inclined upwardly, a secondary run-way having a terminal end of curved formation arranged opposite the terminal end of the aforesaid run-way and formed of parallelly arranged wires, means for Withholding the balls Vwithin the recep vtacle from passing down the run-way, and means extending into the path of the travel of the balls down the secondaryfrun-way Y adapted to release another ball from the re ceptacle.

5. A toy, comprising, a base, a pivotal stooping figure secured upon said base and a crank member supported by said `stooping figure and connected vto the arms thereof,

a receptacle supported above said ligure and crank member thereof.

VPERCY V, JERMYN. 

